Employment Statistics

The 2017 Employment Report presents the employment outcomes for the graduating Kellogg Full-Time MBA class of 2017 and the internship outcomes for the Kellogg Full-Time MBA class of 2018. The data in the Employment Report showcases the strong demand for Kellogg talent from a diverse range employers, from startups to Fortune 500 companies in industries including technology, finance, consulting and CPG.

*Less than 1 percent of accepted jobs
NOTE: Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and may not add up to 100 percent.

Function - Full Time

Major Functions Chosen by Graduates 2013-2017

Function

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Consulting

34%

33%

35%

35%

36%

Finance/Accounting

14%

16%

18%

13%

20%

General Management

9%

8%

8%

9%

10%

Human Resources

*

1%

*

0%

*

Information Technology

6%

4%

4%

5%

2%

Marketing/Sales

19%

20%

20%

21%

19%

Operations/Production

3%

3%

3%

3%

1%

Other

10%

9%

8%

9%

6%

Strategic Planning

5%

5%

4%

5%

6%

*Less than 1 percent of accepted jobs
NOTE: Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and may not add up to 100 percent.

Industry - Internships

Major Industries Chosen by Summer Interns 2013-2017

Industry

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Consulting

23%

25%

24%

24%

24%

Consumer Products

10%

13%

16%

15%

13%

Financial Services

14%

15%

14%

19%

17%

Government

0%

*

*

0%

0%

Health Care Products and Services

9%

8%

8%

8%

7%

Manufacturing

6%

4%

5%

4%

6%

Media/Entertainment

1%

2%

1%

1%

1%

Nonprofit

2%

2%

2%

4%

3%

Other

2%

5%

3%

3%

3%

Petroleum/Energy

1%

*

1%

2%

2%

Real Estate

2%

2%

3%

1%

1%

Retail

3%

3%

3%

4%

7%

Technology

26%

21%

20%

15%

16%

Transportation & Logistics Services

1%

1%

*

0%

*

*Less than 1 percent of accepted jobs
NOTE: Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and may not add up to 100 percent.

Function - Internships

Major Functions Chosen by Summer Interns 2013-2017

Function

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Consulting

27%

28%

26%

25%

24%

Finance/Accounting

13%

16%

17%

18%

16%

General Management

7%

4%

3%

4%

6%

Human Resources

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

Information Technology

8%

5%

6%

4%

3%

Marketing/Sales

22%

23%

26%

27%

26%

Operations/Production

1%

2%

3%

2%

2%

Other

13%

13%

11%

13%

14%

Strategic Planning

8%

8%

8%

6%

8%

*Less than 1 percent of accepted jobs
NOTE: Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number and may not add up to 100 percent.

Please note that the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Employment Reports only include data from the 1Y, MMM and 2Y programs. This differs from previous years’ employment reports, which included data from the 1Y, MMM, 2Y, JDMBA, MDMBA, E&W OCR and Sponsored populations. As a result, benchmarking these more recent reports against previous reports is not advised.